Past Events for Yuval Ron and
The Yuval Ron Ensemble

to Ensemble Page

2012
• VBS, To Pray with Movement and Music, Encino, CA
• Mimoda Studios, From Coltrane to Nusrat: The Mystery of Improvisational Music and Spirituality, Los Angeles, CA
• The Getty Center, Kalpa - Original new multimedia performance , Los Angeles, CA
• Trinity Lutheran Church - cosponsored by Sufi Center MN, Under the Olive Tree - Concert for Unity, Stillwater, MN
• Winona County History Center, Music Instruments of the Middle East - a lecture demonstration with Yuval Ron, Winona, MN
• Page Theater, St. Mary's University, Yuval Ron Ensemble: Seeker of Truth, Winona, MN

2011
• Ojai Foundation, "Neuro-Zen and Sacred Ecstasy", Ojai, CA
• Milken Community High School, "Yearning and Union", Los Angeles, CA
• Facebook LIVE Chat Forum with Yuval Ron, Los Angeles, CA
• Private Home, NEURO-ZEN, Los Angeles, CA
• Rising Lotus Yoga, Music and Yoga: What is the right music for your practice?, Los Angeles, CA
• Seven Pillars House, Vanishing Art: An Intimate Festival of What May Be, New Lebanon, NY
• Am Kolel, East Coast Summer Retreat with Yuval Ron, Montgomery County, MD
• Indianapolis Central Library, Just for kids! Storytelling, Music, and Instruments of the Middle East, Indianapolis, IN
• Butler University, Music, Spirituality and the Brain, Indianapolis, IN
• Private Home, Sound Meditation as a Way for Healing and Peace, Indianapolis, IN
• Indy JCC, Seeker of Truth and the Legend of Bal Shem, Indianapolis, IN
• Clowes Auditorium, International Day of Peace Celebration: Sacred Music of the Middle East, Indianapolis, IN
• Broad Stage, The World Festival of Sacred Music in LA presents: The Soul of Spain, Santa Monica, CA
• OCPA, OXNARD COLLEGE LITERATURE, ARTS & LECTURE SERIES: Mystical Music of the Middle East, Oxnard, CA
• VBS, The Mysticism of Sound, Meditation and Poetry, Encino, CA
• Temple Israel of Hollywood, The Israeli-Bedouin music connection, Los Angeles, CA
• Congregation Sherith Israel, Family Kabbalat Shabbat, A Jubilant Shabbat, San Francisco, CA
• Avloni Academy of Music Recital Hall, "My Heart is in the East", An Evening of Sacred Hebrew, Christian and Sufi Music of the Middle East, Saratoga, CA
• Peninsula Temple Beth-El, Sacred Music of the Middle East, A Concert With The Yuval Ron Ensemble, San Mateo, CA
• VBS, Do the Debka - Folk music and dance of Israel, Encino, CA
• Temple Israel of Hollywood, From Coltrane to Nusrat: The mystery of Music and Spirituality, Los Angeles, CA
• "Ahavat Torah Congregation at Village Church of Westwood Lutheran, My Heart is in the East", Music from Israel, Morocco, Yemen, Spain, Turkey and Pakistan, Los Angeles, CA
• Exclusive Cultural Tour to the Sufi and Gypsy worlds of Turkey
• Sultanahmet meydani amfi tiyatro (Sultanahmet Square Amphe Theatre), The Yuval Ron Ensemble performance, Istanbul, Turkey
• VBS, Music as a bridge - Music and the Muse, Encino, CA
• Private Home, "Maya Variations", A Film Screening With Film Composer Yuval Ron, Berkeley Hills, CA
• Middle East Camp, Middle Eastern Music and Dance Retreat, Mendocino, CA
• Esalen Institute, Music, Spirituality, and Your Brain, Big Sur, CA
• Sinai Temple, Concert Ashkenafard, Los Angeles, CA
• Temple Israel of Hollywood, Muslim, Jewish and Christian Harmony in The Golden Age of Spain, Los Angeles, CA
• Schoenberg Hall, UCLA, "From Spain to Jerusalem", Los Angeles, CA
• Schoenberg Music Building, UCLA, West Bank Story: The Role of Humor and Art in Peace Making, Los Angeles, CA
• UCLA, What is Israeli Music?, A lecture demonstration, Los Angeles, CA
• Schoenberg Music Building, UCLA, The Magic Carpet, Los Angeles, CA
• UCLA Faculty Center, The Israeli-Bedouin Music Connection, Los Angeles, CA
• Schoenberg Music Building, UCLA, "My Heart is in the East", Los Angeles, CA
• Glen Muse, Sufi Dream Night with Saphira Linden and Yuval Ron, Ojai, CA
• Temple Israel of Hollywood, Sacred Ecstasy in Hassidic prayer and Sufi ritual, Los Angeles, CA
• VBS, The Jewish heart in Flamenco, Encino, CA

2010
• VBS College of Jewish Studies, "What is Israeli Music" lecture with live music, Encino, CA
• Temple Israel of Hollywood, "Bring on the Light", a Special Holiday Concert, Hollywood, CA
• Olandar, "Proteus" Film Screening, Malibu, CA
• VBS, Sound Meditation as a Way for Experiencing Peace, Encino, CA
• The Toby, Indianapolis Art Museum, "The Sacred Music of Three Abrahamic Faiths", Indianapolis, IN
• Knutson Center Centrum at Concordia College, "Seeker of Truth" concert, Moorhead, MN
• Stephen B. Humphrey Theatre at Saint John's University, "Seeker of Truth" concert, St. Joseph, MN
• Saint John's University, Music and Spirituality Lecture Demonstration, St. Joseph, MN
• The Cedar, "Seeker of Truth" concert, Minneapolis, MN
• Olandar, "Maya Variations" Film Screening, Malibu, CA
• VBS, "My Heart is in the East" - Sacred Hebrew Music of the Middle East, Encino, CA
• Lewis Family Playhouse, "Voices for Peace" Concert presented by Temple Sholom, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
• Théâtre Raymond Kabbaz, World Music Concert, Los Angeles, CA
• Private Residence, Seeker of the Truth, Berkeley Hills, CA
• Morgan-Wixsen Theatre, Seeker of the Truth, Santa Monica, CA
• Esalen, Music, Spirituality, and Your Brain, Big Sur, CA
• The Silk Road House, Spiritual Music Traditions of the Middle East, Berkeley, CA
• Middle East Camp, Middle Eastern Music and Dance Retreat, Mendocino, CA
• Ford Amphitheater, Cinema Judaica, Hollywood, CA
• Hill Street Center, Tu B'Av; Full Moon of Love, Santa Monica, CA
• Olandar, Mystical and Folklore Music of the Middle East, Malibu, CA
• Meditation Mount, Mystical Music of the Middle East, Ojai, CA
• Meditation Mount, Sound Meditation as a Way for Knowing Peace, Ojai, CA
• Unitarian Universalist Church, Concert for Unity, Clovis, CA
• Braille Institute for the Blind, Hollywood, CA
• Benefit to 7 Pillars House of Wisdom: Between Sufis and Jews: Celebrating Peace in Fez, Ojai, CA
• "Shalom" Concert to Honor Holocaust Survivors, Pasadena, CA
• Benefit to 7 Pillars House of Wisdom: Oud Prayers on the Road to St Jacque, Ojai, CA
• Muslim, Jewish and Christian Harmony in the Golden Age of Spain, Encino, CA
• Center for Spiritual Living, Mystical Music, Mystical Brain, Camarillo, CA
• The Desert, Bedouin music and Israeli Folk Dance, Encino, CA
• Center for Spiritual Living, Meditations through Music, Chanting, Story-Telling, and Cuisine, Camarillo, CA
• Cambridge Friends Meeting House, Seeker of Truth, Cambridge, MA
• Adobe of the Message, Seeker of Truth, New Lebanon, New York
• Seeker of Truth, North Hampton, MA
• Noche Andalusí, Sevilla, SPAIN
• Noche Andalusí, Jerez de la Frontera, SPAIN
• The Lost Soul of Spain, Madrid, SPAIN
• Templer Ner Ami, Music, Spirituality, and Your Brain, Camarillo, CA
• The Kleizmer & Gypsy Music Connection, Encino, CA
• Olandar, Mystical Music and Dance of the Middle East, Malibu, CA
• All Saints Church, Mystical Music and Dance of the Middle East, Pasadena, CA
• Glen Muse Estate, The Mystical School of Love, Ojai, CA
• Music, Spirituality, and the Brain, Encino, CA
• Out of Asia, Sound Meditation as a Way for Knowing Peace, Los Angeles, CA
• JCC of the East Bay, Sacred Jewish and Muslim Music of the Middle East, Berkeley, CA
• Olandar, Finding the Inner Soul, Malibu, CA
• Out of Asia, An intimate recital of Sacred Sufi and Hebrew music, Los Angeles, CA
• Grand Annex, Mystical Music of the Middle East, San Pedro, CA
• Meditation Mount, Between Sufis and Jews: Celebrating Peace in Fez, Ojai, CA
• Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center, "Shalom" Concert to Honor Holocaust Survivors, Pasadena, CA
• First Unitarian Church Sanctuary, Mystical Music of the Middle East, Concert for Unity, Portland, OR
• Beall Hall, Mystical Music of the Middle East, Eugene, OR
• Eugene Downtown Public Library, Music as a Bridge: Bringing People Together with Music, Eugene, OR
• Havurah Shir Hadash, Mystical Music of the Middle East, Ashland, OR

2009
• Rumi and Sacred Music for the New Year, Sherman Oaks, CA
Eyt Ratzon, Santa Monica, CA
Holding the Light, Los Angeles, CA
Sacred Ecstasy in Hassidic Prayer and Sufi Ritual, Encino, CA
Mystical Music, Mystical Brain: Pathways to Unity and Peace, Oak Park (Agoura), CA
Mystical Music of the Middle East, Santa Barbara, CA
Seeker of Truth Concert, Davis, CA
Sound Meditation as aWay for Knowing Peace, Berkeley Hills, CA
A Feast for the Senses, North Berkeley, CA
Hands Across the Sea, Studio City, CA
• LA Premiere: Breaking the Maya Code, USC, Los Angeles, CA
• Sukkot Celebration for Peace, Benefit, Agoura Hills, CA
Sacred Music & Stories for the Season of Renewal, Venice, CA
Turning Heart, The Yuval Ron Quartet, Pinole, CA
The First Day of Peace, Yuval Ron & Guests, Cotati, CA
Between Jews and Sufis: Celebrating Peace in Fez, A Lecture by Yuval Ron, Los Angeles, CA
Towards the Days of Awe: A Journey through Sacred Music & Prayer, Aptos, CA
Turning Heart, The Yuval Ron Quartet, Berkeley, CA
A Journey through Sacred Music & Prayer, Berkeley, CA
Yuval Ron Trio, 8 Day Retreat of Music & Dance, Mendocino, CA
CD & DVD Release Concert - Seeker of Truth, Los Angeles, CA
Fes Festival of World Sacred Music, Batha Museum of Moroccan Arts, Fes, Morocco

The Museum of History and Industry
St. Augustine Parish Hall
Gerald C. Wilson Auditorium, Kodiak, AK
Anchorage Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Anchorage, AK
Congregation Beth Sholom, Anchorage, AK
Hering Auditorium, Fairbanks, AK
Alaska Center for the Performing Arts, Anchorage, AK
Butler University, Indianapolis, IN
Indianapolis Peace and Justice Center, Indianapolis, IN
2nd Presbyterian Church, Indianapolis, IN
• S. Mark Taper Auditorium, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA
• Rumi - The Mystical Poet of Sufism, Seattle University, Seattle, WA
• Turning Heart, New York, NY

• Museum of Jewish Heritage, New York, NY
• Whitney Humanities Center Auditorium, Yale University, New Haven, CT

2008
• The Performing Arts Center, Sage Granada Park United Methodist Church, Alhambra, CA
• Congregation Shaarie Torah, Arcadia, CA
• Grand Vision Event Center, San Pedro, CA

• Jewish Community Center of Houston, Houston, TX
• Rothko Chapel, Houston, TX
• Brentwood Presbyterian Church, Los Angeles, CA
• The World Festival of Sacred Music LA, Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles, CA
• Seven Pillars, The Abode of the Message and Darrow School, New Lebanon, New York
• Middle Eastern Music and Dance Retreat, Mendocino, CA
• 7 Pillars Inauguration concert, Mt. Lebanon, NY
• Israeli Festival, Tel Aviv Stage at the Woodley Park, Los Angeles, CA
• Claremont Folk Festival, Claremont, CA
• “A Sufi Prayer for Peace”, Valley Lutheran Church, Los Angeles, CA
• "Seeds of Compassion" with the Dalai Lama, Seattle Center, Seattle, WA
• Maya Variations for the Earth Harp, Indianapolis Museum of Art Pulliam Great Hall, Indianapolis, IN
• Judeo-Arabic and Andalusian Music and Dance, Loyola Marymount University Department of Theological Studies
, Los Angeles, CA
• Shannon Center for the Performing Arts at Whittier College
• A Time for Peace, Islamic Center of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
• AgudasARTS - Shireinu - Sacred Music from the Middle East, Austin, TX

2007
• Neve Shalom (Oasis of Peace) - workshop for village residences, Neve Shalom, Israel
• Bet Hagefen - Concert for Peace - Haifa, Israel
• Brandies-Bardin Institute - Triumph Peace Project - Rotary Club International
• The Sephardic Temple Young Leadership "Dancing with the Sephards", Los Angeles, CA
• International Oud Festival in Jerusalem, Israel
• Yuval Ron Ensemble in Bet Hagefen, Haifa, Israel
• Jewish Symphony Concert "A Musical Odyssey"
- The Wechsberg Educational Foundation, CA
• Oud Prayers Sacred and Folk Music of the Middle East - Getty Villa, Malibu, CA
• Arab, Jewish and Christian Harmony in The Golden Age of Spain - Long Beach, CA
Anenu: Selihoth and Sacred Music from the Middle East, Los Angeles, CA
Music as a Catalyst for Sacred Prayer and Ecstasy - Magdalene Cultural Arts Center, North Hollywood, CA
• Residency at Milkin High School with Yuval Ron - Los Angeles, CA
• Spiritual Music Traditions of the Middle East - A Workshop with Yuval Ron, Alhambra, CA
• Music and Dance of Asia Minor, North Africa & the Middle East - Retreat, Mendocino, CA
• Mystical Music of the Middle East, Chapman University, CA
A Special Concert bySpecial guest artist for the LA Jewish Symphony, Ford Ampitheatre, CA
• "At the Cultural Crossroads:Music and Culture of the Middle East”, Workshop & Concert, UCLA, CA
• Concert for Peace at Culver City High School, Culver City, CA
• University of California, Santa Barbara, CA

• "Turning Heart" Evening of Sufi Music and Whirling, Church in Ocean Park, Santa Monica, CA
• Family Festival, The Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA
• Kraushaar Auditorium, Goucher College, Baltimore, MD
• Winsome Brown and Claude Arpels Host, New York, NY
• Chapin Auditorium, Mary Woolley Hall, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA
• Residency, St. Marks Cathedral, Seattle, WA
• Celebration of The Children of Esther, Valley Beth Shalom, Encino, CA
• Music and Divine Trance, The Shannon Center, Whittier College, Whittier, CA
• Herrick Chapel, Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA
• Jimena - Mimouna Celebration - Palo Alto, CA

2006
• Claremont School of Theology, Temple Beth Israel, Pomona, CA
• Concert for Unity, The Chapel of the Sacred Heart, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA
• Claremont College, Pomona, CA
• Muslim / Jewish Dialogue: Coming Together Through Music, Santa Monica, CA
• Sukkot "A Shelter of Peace for All", Temple Isaiah, Los Angeles, CA
• International Festival of Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico
Sufi International Order and Suluk Academy
• Brandeis University, benefit for the documentary "Under the Olive Tree", Waltham, MA
• Craft and Folk Art Museum, Roots/World Music Festival, Los Angeles, CA
• Don Quixote's International Music Hall, Felton, CA
• International Music Festival at Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco, CA

• Faith Jam '06 – Los Angeles, CA
• Earth Day Festival – Topanga Canyon, CA
• Seder for Darfur – UCLA Hilel, Los Angeles, CA
• Valley Beth Shalom – Encino, CA
• Goodman house – Venice, CA
• California State University, San Bernardino – San Bernardino, CA
• Islamic Center – Los Angeles, CA
• Johns Hopkins Univenrsity – Baltimore, MD
Craft & Folk Art MuseumLos Angeles, CA
• Indianapolis Museum of Arts – Indianapolis, IN
• Peace Learning Center – Indianapolis, IN


2005
Craft & Folk Art MuseumLos Angeles, CA
California State University, San Macros – San Macros, CA
Rio Hondo College Los Angeles, CA
UCLA Fowler MuseumLos Angeles, CA
El Camino collegeTorrance, CA
West Hollywood Park and Recreation AudituriumLos Angeles, CA
NashuvaLos Angeles, CA
Bahai CenterLos Angeles, CA
• Faith Jam '05 - Islamic Center – Los Angeles, CA
Peace FestivalKorea
Church of Christian ScienceVentura, CA
World Festival of Sacred Music at USCLos Angeles, CA
Brandeis UniversityBoston, MA
Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, VT
Far West ShowcaseWoorland Hills, CA
Orange County InterfaithLakeview, CA
Cal TechPasadena, CA
Sacred Movement YogaVenice, CA
International Folk FestivalLublin, Poland

2004
• Loyola Marymount University – Los Angeles, CA
• Abode Sufi Center – New Lebanon, NY
• Smith College – North Hampton, MA
• Boston College – Boston, MA
• Iman Center - LA, CA
• Peace Abbey –  Sherborn, MA
• Ford Amphitheater/Levantine Center – Los Angeles, CA
• Getty Center – Los Angeles, CA
• Peace Conference at UCLA – Los Angeles, CA
• Leo Baeck Temple – Los Angeles, CA
• Unitarian Universalist Church – Santa Monica, CA
• Peace Music Festival – Culver City, CA
• Israeli Festival – Encino, CA
• Festival of Interfaith Unity at Iman Center – Los Angeles, CA
• The Echo/ Yiddishkayt – Los Angeles, CA
• Children Community School – Van Nuys, CA
• Wilshire United Methodist hurch – Los Angeles, CA
• Blue Café – Los Angles, CA
• On the Path – Santa Monica, CA
• Folk Alliance Conference Showcase – San Diego, CA
• Marshal Valley College – Marshall, MI

2003
• Folk Music Center – Clermont, CA
• SGI – USA Santa Ana Community Center – Santa Ana, CA
• Lemeley Theater – Los Angeles, CA
• Montessori School – Santa Cruz, CA
• UCLA Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA
• Cowell College – Santa Cruz, CA
• Levantine Center – Culver City, CA
• University of California – Santa Cruz, CA
• Axis of Cultures – Los Angeles, CA
• Loyola University – Los Angeles, CA
• Brandeis Bardine Institute – Woodland Hills, CA
• Ojai Retreat – Ojai, CA
• West LA College – Los Angeles, CA
• Topanga Days – Topanga Canyon, CA
• Valley Beth Shalom – Encino, CA
• University of California – San Diego, CA
• Topanga Christian Fellowship Church – Topanga Canyon, CA
2002
• Autry Museum – Hollywood, CA
• World Festival of Sacred Music – Los Angeles, CA
• Topanga Christian Fellowship Church – Topanga Canyon, CA
• Church in Ocean Park – Santa Monica, CA
• 9/11 Silent Peace Vigil, Coalition for Peace – Santa Monica, CA
• Agape Church – Culver City, CA
• Micro-Fest Festival – Pierce College, Woodland hills, CA
• Private recital, Heller house – Los Angeles, CA
• Private recital, Barkan house – Los Angeles, CA
2001
• Ford Amphitheater – Hollywood, CA
• Brandeis Bardine Institute – Woodland Hills, CA
• UCLA Hammer Museum – Los Angeles, CA
• Private recital, Heller house – Los Angeles, CA
• Private recital, Bauer house – Topanga CN., CA
• Concert Above the Clouds – Malibu, CA